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Oct 27, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
Wider use of technologies such as UPI has led to accelerated adoption of digital means in financial services. This has also broadened the scope of roles in the sector, especially in the mid-career space.Dhriti Prasanna Mahanta, VP and Business Head, TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship, says these changes have led to increased demand for specialised roles.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
iStockThere are multiple programmes offering specialised certifications to help leaders get ready for this transition. While this form of structured learning is critical and helpful and one can choose the right one based on their requirements, there are multiple parameters leaders need to consider to ensure their readiness for serving on the board of a company. Serving on the board of a company is a prestigious but also difficult task.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
In an interaction with ET Digital, Arvind Pandit, Founder & Managing Partner, Ishwa Consulting, explains the importance of succession planning and how to make it smoother. Edited excerptsThe web series “Succession” portrays the dramatic twists and turns and power struggles that a major media house goes through during leadership change. In the real world, succession planning is not as dramatic but it plays a critical role in enabling the right leadership transitions.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
iStock“Your identity emerges out of your habits. You are not born with preset beliefs. Every belief, including those about yourself, is learned and conditioned through experience” — this is one of the core messages in the immensely popular book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear, which focuses on building good habits and breaking bad ones. When we think of compound interest, we think of savings, of money.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
AgenciesNikhil Bedi, Partner, Deloitte India, says that crisis consultants are at the forefront of assisting organisations predict, prevent and manage crisis situations.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
Getty ImagesWith the festive season starting, multiple sectors will see increased consumption demand. This will drive up hiring, and much of that will be gig hiring in nature. State Election ResultsElection Results Haryana LiveJ and K Election Results LiveStock Market LIVE: How are the stocks doing today? NLB Services estimates that up to 10 lakh jobs would be created during this festive period.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
The recently announced Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme has a focus on creating over 2 crore jobs by the next two years. Sumit Kumar, Chief Strategy Officer, TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship, explains the contours of the scheme and how it will help youngsters, in an interaction with ET Digital. Edited excerpts: Job creation is a critical goal for our country with a vast population of young people looking for employment.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar |Shishir Prasad
From left, PR Srinivasan and Devinjit Singh, founders, Xponentia Capital; image credit: CompanySynopsisWhen Devinjit Singh, ex-Carlyle, and PR Srinivasan, ex-Citigroup, came together, the combined idea was to create a high quality, locally managed, mid-market PE fund. Through their experience, the founders had one significant learning – the need to proactively anticipate possible exit strategies at the time of investments. And that forms an integral part of Xponentia’s ethos, they tell ET Prime.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar |Kanika Saxena |Shelley Singh
SynopsisAn ET Prime special report digs into India’s AI landscape, covering its expanding startup scene, challenges, employment implications, and the need for legal frameworks. The report emphasises the importance of human-AI collaboration and the creation of new, highly valuable jobs for a thriving future. Elon Musk proclaims generative AI "the most powerful tool for creativity ever," igniting a firestorm of speculation about its transformative potential.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Anil K Sood |Debleena Majumdar |Shelley Singh
Why did people move to Apple over Nokia? Do people remember Blockbuster? Would a teenager today know anything about Kodak compared to Nikon and Canon? The answer for businesses across the world lies in keeping pace with the technology. It has helped many companies stay relevant. While Apple, Amazon and Tesla are good examples of continuously innovating, how Blackberry, Xerox have been reduced to nostalgic memories is a sorry tale.
